Agenda Annual General Meeting 22 October 2015
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Agenda Annual General Meeting 22 October 2015 Shelter SA Office, Unit 44 / 81 Carrington Street, Adelaide (please see directions on next page) 4.00pm Arrival & Welcome 4:05pm Guest Speaker – Hon. Zoe Bettison MP, Minister for Social Housing Annual General Meeting 1. Welcome 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of the 2014 AGM 4. Chairperson’s Report 5. Executive Director’s Report 4.15pm 6. Treasurer’s Report 7. Audited Financial Statement 8. Appointment of Auditor 9. Election of Board Members 10. Announcements 11. Close of AGM 4.35pm Networking 5.00pm Close C:\Program Files (X86)\Neevia.Com\Docconverterpro\Temp\NVDC\CC2A5F0D-D50D-4EB8-A351-C39C8D50FF7E\1. AGM Agenda.Docx Shelter SA Office Location and Parking Arrangements Shelter SA is located at unit 44, 81 Carrington Street, on the ground level, second last shop next door to the Regalia Shop with a frosted strip in the window. Car Parking Car parking is available on Carrington Street for various time limits and is ticketed. Minimal non-ticketed street parking may be available in surrounding streets. Alternatively, the Gilles Street Auto Park is located at 12-24 Gilles Street, Adelaide. Tram Tram Stop City South near 360 King William Street is approximately a 2 minute walk to the Shelter SA offices in Carrington Street. C:\Program Files (X86)\Neevia.Com\Docconverterpro\Temp\NVDC\CC2A5F0D-D50D-4EB8-A351-C39C8D50FF7E\1. AGM Agenda.Docx Shelter SA Board Nominations 2015 John Smith John Smith has a Bachelor of Science (Biology with Psychology Major) 1972 and Bachelor of Social Administration 1976, both from Flinders University. John has worked professionally in the community services sector in South Australia for State Government and non- government agencies from 1977-2015 and retired from full time work in May 2015. From 2010-2015 John was on the Executive of the Child and Family Welfare Association (CAFWA), an advocacy and policy body, and has also been involved in advocating on a number of other community service issues. John has a strong interest in social justice, empowerment and advocating for improving services and the quality of life of disadvantaged people. Julie Duncan Common Ground works to reduce homelessness through the provision of stable affordable housing coupled with support for the most vulnerable people in our community. Julie’s work at Common Ground involves overseeing the day to day running of Common Ground across property, tenancies, marketing and stakeholder relations, governance and budget management. Over the past 20 years Julie has worked in policy, advisory and management roles across government, community housing, crisis accommodation, and carer support. Julie holds qualifications in housing management, and urban planning, and has a strong interest in housing affordability. Julie also served as an elected member, Chair of Policy, Chair of Finance and Presiding Member of the Development Assessment Panel for over 10 years in the City of Charles Sturt. Tom Earls Tom Earls is a founding partner of Fair Work Lawyers, a boutique law firm that specialises in employment, industrial relations and construction related matters. Previous to this, Tom worked for the Master Builders’ Association, providing legal and strategic advice, as well as lobbying government at all levels. Tom has served on a variety of boards and committees, and is well acquainted with political processes, having served as an advisor to the Federal government. Shelter SA Annual Report July 2014 – June 2015 Shelter SA vision: every South Australian has a safe, affordable, secure and appropriate place to call home, especially people living on low incomes. Contents Minutes of 2014 Annual General Meeting ............................................................................................. 1 Chair’s Report ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Executive Director’s Report .................................................................................................................... 7 Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) Progress Report ................................................................................ 10 Treasurer’s Report ................................................................................................................................ 14 Board .................................................................................................................................................... 15 Staff ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 Shelter SA Members 2014-2015 ........................................................................................................... 16 Shelter SA Annual General Meeting - Minutes 28 October 2014 Pavilion on the Park The meeting was opened at 4.00pm Kathy Mott, Chair, welcomed members, guests and distinguished guests, The Chair acknowledged the meeting was being held on Kaurna land and paid her respects to Elders past and present, and other Elders from other language groups. 1. Present Individual Members Paul Astley Mel Blondell (Shelter SA Board) Jake Clark Julie Conway Andrew Davis (Shelter SA Board) Marlene Littlewood Adam Lockwood (Shelter SA Board, Treasurer) Noel Maddock Shirley Maddock Kathy Mott (Shelter SA Board, Chair) Neil Murphy (Shelter SA Board) Chris Stewart (Shelter SA Board) Fuzzy Trojan Gary Wilson Alisha Yan Organisational Members Anne Bainbridge Youth Affairs Council SA Professor Andrew Beer CHURP Paul Coulson Towards Independence Julian Di Bez Mental Illness Fellowship SA Michelle Dieu Migrant Resource Centre Jonathon Grady Life Without Barriers Kim Holmes Neami National Fiona Kelly Uniting Care Wesley Bowden Patrick Kukla Towards Independence (Shelter SA Board) John Langton Grandparents for Grandchildren Jane Longbottom Life Without Barriers Francis O’Neill Rotary Club, Adelaide John Smith Junction Australia Paul Turnbull Helping Hand Housing Inc (Shelter SA Board) Sarah Watson Uniting Communities (Shelter SA Board) 1 Annual Report 2014 - 2015 | Shelter SA Guests Phil Fagan-Schmidt Housing SA Madeline Georgiou DASH Inc. Peta Kilpatrick DASH Inc. Rick Neagal Dignity for Disabled Andrea Peterson NFPAS Adrian Pisarski National Shelter SA Ken Rollond Mayor, City of Holdfast Bay Alan Steven Helen Van Der Geissen DASH Inc. Staff Alice Clark Shelter SA Amanda Taylor Shelter SA Sean Sheehy Shelter SA 2. Apologies Mick Atkinson MP Andris Banders South Australian Network of Drug and Alcohol Services Frances Bedford MP Troy Bell MP Hon. Zoe Bettison MP Carol Brentson Individual Member Senator Simon Birmingham Geoff Brock MP Hon. Robert Brokenshire MP Robert Dann Aboriginal Health Council SA Joshua Hallett End Homelessness SA Mark Henley Uniting Communities Katrine Hildeyard Individual Member Patricia Kerwood Individual Member Graeme Lees Smith NFPAS Jeremy Makin Senator Anne McEwin Duncan McFetridge MP Barry Mortimer Barry Noble Rotary Club, Adelaide Mark Parnell MLC Michael Pengilly MP Sue Phillips Junction Australia David Pisoni MP Hon John Rau MP Wendy Radbone Inner Southern Homelessness Service Rachel Sanderson MP Sherifa Shan Muslim Women's Association of South Australia Pam Simmons Individual Member Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP Kelly Vincent Greg Were Rosalyn Williams Uniting Care Wesley Bowden 2 Annual Report 2014 - 2015 | Shelter SA Special Guest Adrian Pisarski, Executive Officer of National Shelter acknowledged the meeting was being held on Kaurna land, he also acknowledged distinguished guests, other organisational representatives and Shelter SA Board members and staff. Adrian spoke on several key issues affecting housing and homelessness in Australia with an increase in the number of applications lodged for social housing this year. He also referenced the shortfall of affordable housing currently being experienced in Australia and the difficulties people have accessing and affording properties in the private rental market. 3. Minutes of the 2013 AGM Minutes of the 2013 AGM were included in the 2013-2014 Annual Report. Motion: That the minutes of the Shelter SA 2013 AGM held October 1 2013 be accepted as a true and correct record after the removal of the second to last paragraph under point 10. Moved: Kathy Mott Seconded: Sarah Watson Carried 4. Chairperson’s Report The Chair, Kathy Mott acknowledged the achievements of Shelter SA over the past year, noting both the highlights as well as some frustrations. Kathy Mott’s full report is included in the Annual Report. Motion: That the Chairperson’s Report for 2013-2014 be accepted. Moved: Kathy Mott Seconded: Andrew Davis Carried 5. Executive Director’s Report The Executive Director’s Report was presented in the Annual Report 6. Treasurer’s Report The Treasurer’s Report was included in the Annual Report. The Chair and expressed appreciation of her efforts. Motion: That the Treasurer’s report for 2013-2014 be accepted. Moved: Adam Lockwood Seconded: Chris Stewart Carried 7. Audited Financial Statement The full Audited Statement is included in the Annual Report. Motion: That the Auditor’s Statement for 2013-2014 be accepted. Moved: Adam Lockwood Seconded: Chris Stewart Carried 8. Appointment of Auditor Motion: That VM Accounting be appointed as auditor for the financial year 2014- 2015. Moved: Adam Lockwood Seconded: Paul Turnbull Carried 3 Annual Report 2014 - 2015 | Shelter SA 9. Election of Board Members The Chair noted that Board Members elected